For a cocktail inspired appetizer, try making this Prawn Cocktail with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce. Cayenne pepper provides the kick in the sauce and it’s sprinkled on the sourdough crumb. A perfect contrast for the juicy sweet prawns and the tender crunch of the lettuce.
Prawn Cocktail with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients:
100ml olive oil
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
100g roughly torn sourdough breadcrumbs
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
200g cooked king prawns, peeled and tails in tact
50g lamb’s lettuce, or baby spinach leaves
Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon vodka
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ tablespoons tomato sauce
Method:
To make Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce, place the mayonnaise, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, vodka, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk until well combined. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the breadcrumbs, stirring frequently for 4-5 minutes or until golden. Drain on absorbent paper, sprinkle with cayenne pepper and set aside to cool completely.
Place the prawns and lambs lettuce in serving dishes, drizzle with bloody Mary cocktail sauce and sprinkle with the cayenne crumbs.
